Changing my mind

A woman can change her mind anytime she pleases. That's why I can't keep any links on my blog. I keep changing the Template!

I'm excited for the Christmas Season. I also have a knot in the pit of my stomach. I love Christmas but this is also the time of year that I freak out about the money we don't have for gifts...What I don't feel like I accomplished this year...That my spirituality isn't where it should be...I feel like I haven't done the best I can raising my children...or taken good enough care of my Husbands needs. It's another year of not being comfortable in this body God gave me and I haven't taken very good care of...That, another year has gone by and I haven't studied the scriptures like I should, or prayed just for the sake of speaking to my Heavenly Father; Not just during difficult times. It goes on and on and on...Tis the season to kick myself around! I need to stop it. I need to enjoy this holiday devoted to Christ yet commercialized buy the world. I need to go to Temple Square and look at the beautiful lights, take in the music of the Tabernacle Choir and spend some time at the manger scene and remember...why the Lord was born and eventually died. For me... and all the stupid choices I make. I want to do better, I want to feel better.

I want to enjoy Christmas

Sweet Friends

This, is my oldest friend, Kristen and her "oh so cute" family. Today November 28th is her 38th Birthday and I want her to know how much I love her. She's a great friend.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KRIS!

Black Leather and Flips

Yesterday we got our first "skiff" of snow. Nothing to write home about or even make cookies over. Can I just tell you how happy I am that we got those 40 + giant trash bags of leaves up off the ground before this weekend?! As per my comment a few posts back about stinking slime. It's cold. It's wet. it's definitely; although not officially, winter in Utah.

So what does a California Girl like me wear on a day like this?
Why, a black leather coat PJ's and Flips! Did you expect anything different?

Happy Day!

I don't have a lot of time this weekend so I just want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. I'm greatful for all of you.

Love,

Shelly

Celebrations

The very first moment I beheld him, My heart was irrevocably gone. ~Jane Austen



When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible. ~ When Harry Met Sally

Mike and I will celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary on December 23rd. Being so close to Christmas my sweet man surprised me with a few days away in Downtown Salt Lake City at 2 beautiful hotels. Not really AWAY; I know but so much fun. Quiet and relaxing and alone. We did everything we wanted to and nothing at all. I love my Husband.

Let's talk about Heaven

Heaven is different for everyone. Serious Heaven; where most of us figure we're going after we die, is probably pretty much the same, beautiful, peaceful, fluffy clouds whatever.

Well, let me just say living in Utah I may not think I live in Zion but today I believe I went to Heaven! This heaven is called THE UTAH CHOCOLATE SHOW! I was only there about an hour but really that's all I needed. There were chocolate samples everywhere! and I tried most of them. Why not all of them you ask? I didn't want to get sick before my HOT date tonight with my DH. So I tasted what I felt were the best chocolates and bought my two favorites. ICOA from Liberty Heights Fresh and the Chocolate Traveler. Holy Crap my tongue is still kind of tingly.

I'm a bit light headed from my brief jaunt through heaven but I'm thinking a tingling tongue couldn't be a bad thing right before a HOT date with my Husband now could it?

Falling leaves and chasing cats

It finally feels like fall. I'm not sure whether to smile for the thought of the holiday season or cry because the summers over. IT'S DANG COLD! The crunchy autumn leaves are almost all down now and I fear the snow is going to come before we get a chance to fill 40 or so big black bags with this stuff. I can only say it gets extremely nasty in the spring if the leaves aren't picked up before the snow falls. Talk about stinking slim! But, it's beautiful right now.

Stockton (the dog) and Lucy-Fur (Satan...I mean, the cat) came out to the backyard today to watch me pretend like I know what I'm doing with this great camera. So I watched them play. It's really a love hate relationship. They can be sniffing each other one minute and smacking, then chasing the next. Very entertaining. Stockton holds his own pretty well on occasion.

he's a Magic Maaaannn Yea Yea!

I have a magic son. He can wave his arms and they magically dissapear! No wonder the girls think he's so Hot!

The Ladies Who Lunch

I got to spend a little time with my Mother today. Yea! She lives in St. George Utah (5 or so hours away) so it was good to see her. We always laugh when we're together. It seems to be that way with my sister Stacy, Mom and I. We cackle like hens. Most of the time what we laugh about isn't funny to anyone but us. we can can keep a good laugh going for a half hour or so; sometimes we can make new jokes that play off of the other jokes and since I'm the only one that's had my bladder repaired I could be the only one not wetting myself. ( sorry TMI)

But, I digress. Today Morgan, Mom and I went to Panda Express and ate salty, greasy, spicy food that at the least will make Mom and I uncomfortable for the rest of the evening. Morgan's young, with a steel stomach. We did a little "shopping" at a cute new store called On Occasion. Lots of cutsie stuff to look at.

It was a short visit but fun. Love you Mom and miss you.

So, last week we went to a Corn maze with our friends the Patch's and the Taylors. we love these guys, they're so much fun. It was Muddy and slippery and smelled of my favorite down home cologne, ode' Cow poop. But who better to share that rank aroma with then good friends!

If you guys want copies of these and more, let me know. We missed Monica; she would have appreciated the cold weather and the slimy stench just like we did.

Delirium after 11:00 pm

It's 11:40 pm Utah time. I'm a bit busy with stuff on the printer for the work party in December. It's giving me grief. It's way past bed time and delirium has set in. I'm a wuss.

This is me...a few years ago with my cool family!

I'm just getting started with this blog nonsense. we'll see how I do.